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10 Cranial Nerves

CRANIAL NERVES VISCERAL MOTOR


(PARASYMPATHETIC EFERENT) PATHWAYS

The visceral motor (parasympathetic) pathway differs from the somatic/branchial


motor pathways in that it is a three-neuron chain. Its target includes smooth and
cardiac muscle and secretory cells (Figure 5).

 First-order neurons in higher centers project to parasympathetic nuclei in


the brain stem.

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